. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Fig. 209. NESTING-TREE OF DOWNY AND WRdEN. 251 THE WOODLAND APARTMENT. The woodland apartment was accidentally discovered be-cause of a feud existing between two of the families re-siding therein. One bright June morning I started on oneot my frequent camera-hunting expeditions, mv objectivepoint being the home of a pair of Wood Thrush;^s that hadkindly placed their nest in a very favorable position in somealders overhanging a beautiful brook. I was forcing myway slowly through a tangled mass of brakes and brierswhen a short distance away, I hear
. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Fig. 209. NESTING-TREE OF DOWNY AND WRdEN. 251 THE WOODLAND APARTMENT. The woodland apartment was accidentally discovered be-cause of a feud existing between two of the families re-siding therein. One bright June morning I started on oneot my frequent camera-hunting expeditions, mv objectivepoint being the home of a pair of Wood Thrush;^s that hadkindly placed their nest in a very favorable position in somealders overhanging a beautiful brook. I was forcing myway slowly through a tangled mass of brakes and brierswhen a short distance away, I heard the clear, ringing,rollicking song of a House Wren. It was the same wren-song with which I was familiar, full of those bubblinggurgling tones, but t stopped abruptly in the middle Ina few moments it sounded again and again the song was. -mm Figg 210-211 The wren would alight on the stumv and com-mence to sing; Downy would promptly drive him off.
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